This week WAMU will be checking in on the D.C. Council's first vote for the FY2027 budget, responses from health officials to increased tick bites across the D.C. region and the politics at play this summer around streateries.

Popular local social media account Barred in D.C. got answers to the question everyone has been asking... what are the D.C. mayoral hopefuls favorite places to eat?

This week on Hot Jazz Saturday Night, we explore the early history of Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, one of the most celebrated black bands for being a colossal entertainment in person.

Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink on how MCPS is navigating cuts and what the council can do to help. Plus, D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson on the council's first budget vote next week.

As the Tonys are being handed out in NYC tonight, we'll share a production of Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman’s dramedy, Stage Door, on The Lux Radio Theater; an installment of New World A’Coming on The American Negro Theatre, and a wartime visit to the Stage Door Canteen and the musical, Oklahoma!

The summer in D.C. offers a great chance to get out and explore the city's jazz scene, whether you bask in the sounds of trumpets on a park blanket or enjoy a cool piano trio in an air-conditioned club.